Toy



Patented Apr.. 2l,

WILLAM W. MURCH, GF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TOY.

Application filed May 9,

To all 107mm 'it may concern.'

Be it known that l, lllninmiu lV. MURCH, a citizen of the TUnitedStates, and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, inthe county of Kings and State of N ew York, have invented new andlmproved Toys, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

rllhis invention relates to toys and more particularly to an improveddevice for picking up, holding and throwing a ball.

An object of the invention is to provide a tov of this kind which isadapted to grip the ball with suflicient resiliency to hold it undernormal conditions but which will release the ball when a throwing actionis imparted thereto so that the ball can be projected with great forceand accuracy.

A further object is to provide a toy consisting of a handle of anysuitable length having a ball receiving socket at one end and at anangle thereto, the socket being so constructed as to resiliently engageand hold a ball but which will permit the release of the ball when a tlrowing action is imparted to the handle to allow the ball to beprojected as may be desired.

lilith these and other objects in view, the invention consists incertain novel features of construction and combinations and arrangementsof parts which will be more fully hereinafter described and pointed outin the claims.

ln the accompanying drawings- Figure l is a view in side elevationillustrating my improved toy;

Figure 2 is a view in longitudinal section through the socketed end ofthe toy showing a ball in position therein;

Figure 3 is a view in transverse section on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure fl is a plan view of one of the ballgripping jaws before thelatter is bent.

l represents a handle which may be of any suitable length and to whichat one end a ferrule 2 is secured. and provided with a pair of springtongues 3, 3 projecting therefrom. A uair of holding wings 4;, 4C issecured to the free ends of the spring tongues 3 and a pair of tensionsprings bears against the leaves d giving them sufficient inwardpressure to hold the ball G. A casing 'i' is located around the leavesand. springs above described and encloses them with the ei;- ception ofthe forward ends of the leaves which are in the form of a plurality of1924. Serial N0. 712,074.

tongues 8. The tongues project slightly beyond the forward end of thecasing so as to provide an entrance grip to receive the ball when thelatter is forced into the casing between the leaves.

It will be noted that the casing 7 with the parts enclosed therein islocated at an angle of approximately 1350 to the handle l, and this isimportant in that it properly psitions the ball so as to guide itsdischarge in flight. Y

The parts above described are assembled as follows: The ferrule 2 isinserted on the end of the handle l, the spring tongues 3 whichconstitute strips of metal are located at opposite sides of the ferrule2, a bolt 9 is projected through the registering openings in the tongues3 and ferrule 2, and this bolt 9 is screw-threaded at both ends andreceives nuts l0 and ll which are tightly clamped against the strips ortongues 3.

The outer extremities of the respective ends of the bolts 9 receive nutsl2 which project through relatively large openings 13 in the casing 7and at their inner ends are concaved or cupped so as to conform to thecurvature of the springs and bear against said springs and held by saidconnection against accidental removal. Fun thermore, the free ends ofthe ferrule 2, strips 3, and springs 5 are secured by a rivet lll whichprojects through the handle l. The casing 7 is secured to the handle bymeans of a pair of screws 15 or other securing devices projectedtherethrough and into the handle.

Figure 4 illustrates on a reduced'scale one of the leaves l in planbefore it is bent into shape. These leaves are bent upon any number oflongitudinal lines or given any desired transverse shape so that theywill receive the ball G and hold the same with suilicient resilient orfrictional resistance to prevent the accidental dropping of the ball.

Then the handle l is swung in the are of a circle to give a throwingmotion to the ball great leverage and accuracy can be had, and as theforward motion or swing of the handle is stopped the ball 6 will fly outof its position between the leaves el and be directed with greataccuracy and can be thrown at a great distance.

lilurthermore, it will be noted that the de vice can also be used forpicking up the ball as it is simply necessary to position the leaves 4over the ball and then the handle downward when the ball will iind itsposition betweenthe leaves ready for another operation of throwing thesame.

It is of course to be understoodthat the invention is not limited to theprecise construction set forth but I believe that I have illustrated apreferred embodiment which will Inost eiliciently perform thefunctionsintended and hence various slight changes might be made in thegeneral formV of the parts described without departing from myinvention, and hence l do not limit myself to the precise details setforth but consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes andalterations as Jfairly fall within the spirit and scope of the appendedclaims.

l claim:

1. A toy of the character described, Coniprising a handle, a pair oisprings fixed to the handle, a pair of ball-holdingleaves connected tothe springs, and other springs secured to the handle and exerting inwardpressure against the leaves.

2. A toy7 oi the character described, comv prising a handle, a pair ofsprings xed to the handle, a pair of ball-holding leaves connected tothe springs, other springs secured tothe handle and exerting inwardpressure against the leaves, a casing surrounding the leaves andsprings, a bolt projected through the handle and through the leaves andsprings, nuts on the bolts pressing the first mentioned springs towardthe handle, and cap nuts on the outer ends of the bolts projectedthrough the casing and engaging the last-mentioned springs.

3. A toy of the character described, coinprising a handle, a pair ofinwardly springpressed leaves secured to the handle and located at anangle to the handle, said leaves having a plurality of tongues at theirouter ends flared outwardly constituting an entrance for a ball,

4L. A toy of the character described, conikprising a handle, a socketmember on the handle, spring tongues against the socket member, haltengaging leaves connected to the tongues, springs secured to the socketmember and vexerting inward pressure against the leaves, a casinglocated around V said springs and leaves and secured to the handle, abolt projected through said handle, socket, spring tongues, springs andcasing, and a plurality of nuts on both ends of said bolt securing theparts in their proper rela* tive positions.I

VILLIAM lV. MURGH.

